When the pressure mounts culturally, politically, relationally, what do we choose to say? What about when that pressure isn’t just outside us but also within us, grating and griding against our most easily bruised pain points as the most egregious …
Read moreWhen Differences Mount, Remember that Good Words have Power
Several years ago, when I wanted to start reading the Bible at breakfast time with my kids, I knew what I wanted but not how to make it happen. My mornings were hectic with a capital H! I would wake …
In Amos 5:24, when the prophet Amos called for justice to roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream, that justice wasn’t selective. God’s work to make all things whole doesn’t involve only correcting those who aren’t on …
Read moreHow to Use Your Voice to Speak Justice Where You Are
As Father’s Day approaches on the third Sunday in June, the Disciplemaker team would like to share three books that disciplemaking men would enjoy and profit from reading. The books offered here are for any man, not just dads. We …
Read moreThree Books for Disciplemaking Men—and One Giveaway!
If you are a disciplemaker, a pastor, a church leader—someone who cares for the spiritual needs of others, you will want to read this article. Watch this video from Tricia and Jana to familiarize yourself with this story. JANA’S PERSPECTIVE …
Read moreThree Steps to Safely Escape an Abusive Relationship
Watch this video to familiarize yourself with this story. If you are a disciplemaker, a pastor, a church leader—someone who cares for the spiritual needs of others, you will want to read this article. TRICIA’S STORY To be sexually assaulted …
Read moreSix Things I Didn’t Know When I Was in an Abusive Relationship
Caution isn’t something we’re generally inclined toward in our culture. Risk, after all, has been built into the American dream and its vehicle of capitalism. And social media seems to encourage and even reward being less cautious as we stream …
Read moreSpeak Up! But Consider These Three Things Before You Enter the Conversation
What does political discipleship look like for those in the pews of our churches? It may be preachers’ work to begin the gospel proclamation in our communities, but it is our church communities who must continue that gospel proclamation by …
Read moreThe Church’s Call to Embody and Extend a Kingdom Politic
Many were upset by Batman v. Superman because their heroes seem to become corrupted. (After all, why would Batman be fighting Superman?) But this movie addresses more theologically rich questions about God, evil, and our culture than any other Batman …
When Batman stops a robbery or, as in The Dark Knight Rises, inspires his city to follow his example, he is being a force for good and justice. But how many other robberies happen all over the city that he …